New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 35:25-28

25And the congregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712shall saveוְהִצִּ֨ילוּve.hi.Tzi.luH5337the one who committedH7523manslaughterH7523from the handמִיַּד֮mi.YadH3027of the bloodהַדָּם֒ha.DamH1818avengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350,and the congregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712shall returnוְהֵשִׁ֤יבוּve.he.Shi.vuH7725him to his cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of refugeמִקְלָט֖וֹmik.la.ToH4733to whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he fledנָ֣סnasH5127;and he shall liveוְיָ֣שַׁבve.Ya.shavH3427in it untilעַד־'ad-H5704the deathמוֹת֙mOtH4194of the highהַגָּדֹ֔לha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was anointedמָשַׁ֥חma.ShachH4886with the holyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944oilבְּשֶׁ֥מֶןbe.She.menH8081.

26But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518atH3318anyH3318timeH3318he goesH3318beyondH3318the borderגְּבוּל֙ge.VulH1366of his cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of refugeמִקְלָט֔וֹmik.la.ToH4733to whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he fleesיָנ֖וּסya.NusH5127,

27and the bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818avengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350findsוּמָצָ֤אu.ma.Tza'H4672him outsideמִח֕וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351the borderלִגְב֖וּלlig.VulH1366of his cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of refugeמִקְלָט֑וֹmik.la.ToH4733,and the bloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818avengerגֹּאֵ֤לgo.'ElH1350killsH7523him, hewill not be guilty of bloodshedדָּֽם׃DamH1818,

28becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588he should have remainedיֵשֵׁ֔בye.ShevH3427in his cityבְעִ֤ירve.'IrH5892of refugeמִקְלָטוֹ֙mik.la.ToH4733untilעַד־'ad-H5704the deathמ֖וֹתMotH4194of the highהַגָּדֹ֑לha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548.But afterוְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמוֹת֙mOtH4194of the highהַגָּדֹ֔לha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548the one who committedH7523manslaughterH7523may returnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725to the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of his propertyאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃'a.chu.za.ToH272.

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